Exorcisms and the popes: Stories from inside the Vatican
It is a core tenet of the Catholic faith that demons are real, and as said in the St. Michael prayer, that they “prowl about the earth...
Category: Devil
Drugs: Opening the Door to Demons
There is a major gateway through which our world suffers pains from the plans and agendas of the pit of hell. It is fast-growing, getting more popular...
Pope: Satan, Not God, Tricks People with Temptation
By Carol Glatz – God never tricks, traps or tempts his children to sin or commit evil, Pope Francis said. God is with his people every step...
Pope: Devil Targets Those who Succumb to Despair
By Carol Glatz – Sometimes Christians seem to prefer complaining and being unhappy in life, but that makes them a perfect target for the devil, Pope Francis...
Pope: Talking to the Devil is a Waste of Time
By Junno Arocho Esteves – When facing temptation, Christians should follow Jesus’ example by not engaging in fruitless talk with “the father of lies”, Pope Francis said....
Exorcist: More Help Needed for Those Who Feel Cursed
By Carol Glatz – The Catholic Church, through its priests, deacons and lay experts, must do more to listen to, comfort and assist those who feel troubled, tempted,...
Pope: Defend Church from Those Who Seek to Destroy It
As the Synod of Bishops finished its work, Pope Francis called on all Catholics to defend the church from those who are influenced by the “great accuser”...
How Does the Devil Work?
When we renewed our baptismal promises at Easter, we together renounced Satan and all his works and all his empty promises. How am I to understand this?...
Defending the Unborn at the Edge of Hell
In the early months of his papacy, Pope Francis felt the urgent need to courageously preach on the actual existence of the devil, and the grave dangers of not taking his existence seriously (1 Peter 5:8-9).
Pope: The Devil is a Big Loser, But He Still Manages to Trick People
The devil “seduces us; he knows how to appeal to our vanity and curiosity and we buy it all,” the pope said during his homily at Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae where he lives.
Pope: The Devil is a Real Threat to Christian life, Not a Myth!
The path to holiness does not involve wrestling with some abstract boogeyman, but involves a “constant struggle against the devil, the prince of evil,” Pope Francis said.
In his new apostolic exhortation, “Gaudete et Exsultate” (“Rejoice and Be Glad”), released by the Vatican, the pope urged Christians not to think of the devil as an intangible construct but rather “a personal being who assails us.”
When the Devil Strikes, Exorcists are Ready for Battle
St John Paul II once called Lent a period of “spiritual training” for sharpening people’s ability to recognise “the voice of God and the insidious voice of the evil one.” But those skills need constant exercise. Priests need to have the right training to do battle with the devil and spiritually assist their people.
